Growing up at Lincoln Institute --
Kentucky state --
World War II --
St. Paul and Omaha: early years in the urban league --
Atlanta: social work and civil rights --
A year off and a new job --
Leader of the National Urban League --
The Civil Right Movement --
The corporate establishment --
The Kennedy and Johnson administrations --
The strains of celebrity --
Black power --
The Nixon administration --
Doubts, pressures, prospects for the future --
Lagos.